One of my long-time best friends in Portland has worked as a contractor for decades. He does incredible work—basement to attic, wiring to tiling to cabinetry, back decks and porches to French doors. Over the years, I’ve recommended him to…
Goodness
Last spring, a married pair of ghostwriting clients flew me down to their place in Palm Springs. Can I tell you how much a Pacific Northwest dweller needs that blinding dry desert sunlight in April? This much: We’d completed the…
Over the “too busy” excuse, but dang, I am real busy
I used to be such a dedicated blogger (years back, different site entirely). I was teaching at Portland State University and Mt. Hood Community College (adjunct life, woot!) and earning my MFA. I wrote and wrote and wrote--my short stories,…
For the Love of Interviews
For my novel--like most (aspiring!) novelists, I suppose--I combined a tiny percentage of real life with a huge percentage of the imagined. I also did some research. I watched the entire Ken Burns' Baseball miniseries while at a writers' residency in…